Intermediate Development Planner (Contract up to 12 mths)

Position Details

• Location: Brantford
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Engagement Type: Permanent
• Department: Planning & Development
• Category: Planning & Development
• Subcategory: Planning & Policy

The City of Brantford is rapidly growing and to keep up with the demand in development services, we are hiring an Intermediate Development Planner to join our team. The City of Brantford is a community with a rich history shaped by our location on the Grand River and proximity to major consumer and industrial markets throughout North America. With a proactive local government, robust infrastructure network and a vast inventory of future development lands, there has never been a more exciting time to live, work and play in Brantford.

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, Development Planning, the Intermediate Development Planner will provide professional planning advice to City Council, other City departments, the general public, development community, and other government agencies related to land use planning and development. Primary duties will include reviewing, processing, providing recommendations on development applications including Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, Draft Plans of Subdivision/Condominiums, Part Lot Control and Site Plans, and presenting Planning Reports to City Council and Committees of Council, and preparing all required implementation documents.

Related duties of this position include liaising with all stakeholders involved in the land development process to ensure all concerns and requirements are addressed, arranging and participating at Neighbourhood Meetings, serving as the primary resource person for communicating information on development related activities, and representing the Municipality before the Ontario Land Tribunal and other planning related tribunals.

Qualifications

• Applicants are required to have a post-secondary degree in Planning, Geography or a related field.
• Be a full member, in good standing, or be in the process of becoming a full member with the Ontario Provincial Planners Institute (OPPI) and the Canadian Institute of Planners.
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years' experience in preferably a municipal planning environment.
• Candidates will have a thorough working knowledge of the Planning Act, the Provincial Policy Statement and contemporary planning principles and practices gained through academic training, work experience and continuous learning.
• Experience providing evidence at the Ontario Land Tribunal or a similar tribunal would be an asset.
• The ideal candidate will have strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. Tact, confidentiality, and diplomacy are necessary.
• User functionality in MS Office products and other related software programs and a valid Class "G" Ontario Driver's Licence are required.
• The successful candidate will be an outstanding team player with a strong customer service attitude, be a self-starter with the ability to work independently within a multi-disciplinary environment and be able to organize and manage short and long term priorities and objectives to meet deadlines.